Vancouver, BC

I've just spent a 2,500 mile train journey with 5 travel writers so this better be good ...

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February 16th 2007
Hi I'm writing from the lobby of the Strathcona Hotel in downtown Toronto. I'm wearing a jumper and thinking of discarding it (I just have). 10 feet away - on the other side of the plate-glass window- it,s minus ?? and there is lots of grey and white but hardly fresh snow. Rewind!! - I arrived at the bus/train station in Vancouver on Sunday and elected to take the "Canadien" train across c ... read more

North America » Canada » Ontario » Toronto

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more